Merri Creek Jazz Band
Traditional Jazz
The Merri Creek Jazz Band gave their first performance in 1994, and since then have been playing at many jazz festivals to date. They also performed frequently at the Halls Gap Jazz Festival, and more recently at the Port Fairy Jazz Festival. The leader of this trad jazz band is trumpeter and vocalist Trevor Davey. The upper harmony is filled in by Geoffrey Beauchamp on the clarinet with Ezra Kowadlo on the lower end playing trombone. The rhythm section is kept in check by John Bertram on keyboards, ably assisted by Dave O'Sullivan on the drums, Barrie Kenny on the bass and Robert Butcher on banjo.
The Merri Creek Jazz Band gave their first performance in 1994, and since then have been playing at many jazz festivals to date. They also performed frequently at the Halls Gap Jazz Festival, and more recently at the Port Fairy Jazz Festival. The leader of this trad jazz band is trumpeter and vocalist Trevor Davey. The upper harmony is filled in by Geoffrey Beauchamp on the clarinet with Ezra Kowadlo on the lower end playing trombone. The rhythm section is kept in check by John Bertram on keyboards, ably assisted by Dave O'Sullivan on the drums, Barrie Kenny on the bass and Robert Butcher on banjo.